SUNSHINE over Tintwistle will help a grandmother cut her fuel bill and - she says - help safeguard the planet for the sake of her children and grandchildren.

GOING green: Dorothy Hudson shows off her new solar panels with Lania Cooper of Solar Logic.

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SUNSHINE over Tintwistle will help a grandmother cut her fuel bill and - she says - help safeguard the planet for the sake of her children and grandchildren.

Dorothy Hudson has had solar panels installed on the roof of her bungalow on West Drive, one of the first residents in Glossopdale to invest in such green technology.

The environmentally-friendly 70-year-old, a mother of two and grandmother of two, said: "My son-in-law knows all about how it works and how much money I will be saving - I am waiting for a clock to be installed which will tell me how much electricity it produces.

"It will take years for me at my age to recover the cost of installing the panels. The real reason I have them is to do with what is going on in the world and for the future for my children and grandchildren. Everybody should do their bit to save energy."

Lania Cooper, of Solarlogic - the company which designed and installed the panels - said the one kilowatt solar PV system Mrs Hudson uses converts daylight into electricity, which is then fed back into the National Grid, so offsetting her electricity bill.

She said: "Mrs Hudson will be reducing her carbon 'footprint' (the total amount of carbon dioxide her energy use equates to) by approximately 2.5 tonnes every year. Mrs Hudson can also realistically expect to save around 65 percent on her bills, while adding value to her property. The system runs silently, requires minimal maintenance and reduces reliance on traditional energy sources."